Who can enroll in Federal COBRA or Cal-COBRA?

  • You may be able to get Federal COBRA if you have health insurance through an employer who has 20 or more employees and there is a qualifying event described below.
  • You may be able to get Cal-COBRA if you have health insurance through an employer who has 2 to 19 employees and there is a qualifying event described below.

    A qualifying event means that you lose your health insurance because:

    • The employee's job ends.
    • The employee's hours are cut.
    • You divorce or legally separate from the employee.
    • You are no longer a dependent of the employee.
    • The employee enrolls in Medicare.
    • The employee dies.